Cycle sequencing thermal profiles

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1997-12-05

1999-12-07

Zitomer, Stephanie

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...

Involving nucleic acid

435 912, 536 231, 536 243, C12Q 168, C12P 1934, C07H 2102, C07H 2104

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059981431

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to improved methods of generating polynucleotide sequencing reaction products from cycle sequencing and relates to various instruments and reagents for use in the subject methods. The use of "step-down" thermal profiles in conjunction with cycle sequencing is described. Step-down thermal profiles are formed by combining several thermal cycle sets such that the annealing temperature of each thermal cycle set is less than the annealing temperature of the preceding thermal cycle set. One embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a plurality of polynucleotide sequencing reaction products in parallel by subjecting a plurality of sequencing solution preparations to a step-down thermal profile, i.e., exposure to repeated thermal cycle sets, each thermal cycle set having an annealing temperature that is lower than the annealing temperature of the annealing phases of the preceding thermal cycle set. Other embodiments of the invention include systems for generating a plurality of polynucleotide sequencing reaction products in parallel. The systems comprise (i) a programmable thermal cycler programmed to perform a step-down thermal profile and (ii) a plurality of polynucleotide sequencing preparations. Additional embodiments of the invention include sets of polynucleotide sequencing reaction preparations that may be used in the methods of the invention.
Another aspect of the invention is a device for generating a plurality of polynucleotide sequencing reaction products. The devices of the invention include (i) a plurality of polynucleotide sequencing reaction preparation chambers, each chamber containing a sequencing primer, (ii) a common fluid entry port, and (iii) a fluid dispensing channel, the channel connecting each of the sequencing reaction preparation chambers to the common fluid entry port. At least two of the sequencing primers in the device have Tms different from one another by at least 2.degree. C.

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